Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Near Threatened status

These wonderfully colourful feet belong to a Gentoo Penguin, taken on 6 December 2012 at the Calgary Zoo. I was surprised that Penguins don't seem to have feet that prevent them from slipping on ice. The Calgary Zoo has four species of Penguin in their Penguin Plunge exhibit - Gentoo (23), King (8), Humboldt (10) and Rockhopper (5). They are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums penguin species survival plan. The 46 penguins came from zoos in Quebec, Texas, New York and Washington states and Scotland. There are 8 King Penguins, 23 Gentoo Penguins, 10 Humboldt Penguins and 5 Rockhopper Penguins. The IUCN Red List states: King Penguins - Least Concern Humboldt Penguins - Vulnerable Gentoo Penguins - Near Threatened Rockhopper Penguins - Vulnerable Current Impacts on the Gentoo population include climate variation, competition with fisheries, human disturbance, pollution. Gentoos can hold their breath underwater for up to seven minutes. They usually search for food within 14 kilometres of home, but may travel up to twice that distance in a day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Penguin The Calgary Zoo does not have a Penguin webcam, but the link below will give you an idea of what we see and hear in Calgary. seaworldparks.com/en/seaworld-sandiego/Animals/Webcams/Pe...

Taken at the Calgary Zoo on 4 October 2012. (Oops, I blew out the white feathers!) The Calgary Zoo has four species of Penguin in their Penguin Plunge exhibit - Gentoo (23), King (8), Humboldt (10) and Rockhopper (5). They are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums penguin species survival plan. The 46 penguins came from zoos in Quebec, Texas, New York and Washington states and Scotland. There are 8 King Penguins, 23 Gentoo Penguins, 10 Humboldt Penguins and 5 Rockhopper Penguins. The IUCN Red List states: King Penguins - Least Concern Humboldt Penguins - Vulnerable Gentoo Penguins - Near Threatened Rockhopper Penguins - Vulnerable Current Impacts on the Gentoo population include climate variation, competition with fisheries, human disturbance, pollution. Gentoos can hold their breath underwater for up to seven minutes. They usually search for food within 14 kilometres of home, but may travel up to twice that distance in a day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Penguin

Lol, even this Penguin looks like it has falling snow on its head, but it is just the feather pattern : ) Taken at the Calgary Zoo on 4 October 2012. The Calgary Zoo has four species of Penguin in their Penguin Plunge exhibit - Gentoo (23), King (8), Humboldt (10) and Rockhopper (5). They are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums penguin species survival plan. The 46 penguins came from zoos in Quebec, Texas, New York and Washington states and Scotland. There are 8 King Penguins, 23 Gentoo Penguins, 10 Humboldt Penguins and 5 Rockhopper Penguins. The IUCN Red List states: King Penguins - Least Concern Humboldt Penguins - Vulnerable Gentoo Penguins - Near Threatened Rockhopper Penguins - Vulnerable Current Impacts on the Gentoo population include climate variation, competition with fisheries, human disturbance, pollution. Gentoos can hold their breath underwater for up to seven minutes. They usually search for food within 14 kilometres of home, but may travel up to twice that distance in a day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Penguin